TU offers numerous financial awards and assistance options to help keep your education affordable and accessible.
TU offers numerous financial awards and assistance options to help keep your education affordable and accessible.
The purpose of the Alumni Association Graduate Scholarship is to recognize, encourage and reward graduate students who demonstrate the highest levels of academic and personal achievement and have the potential to become active alumni who will support Towson University and contribute to their communities.
Applications for the Alumni Association Graduate Scholarship must be submitted by January 5. One scholarship for $1,000 will be awarded annually. Contact the TU Alumni Association for more information about the award or start your application.
The Terminal Degree Fellowship program is designed to cultivate excellence and diversity
among graduate students at Towson University. Awards are made on the basis of academic
merit and/or depth of professional experience. For detailed information about this
award, please contact the Graduate Dean’s Office, 410-704-2078. See Related Links
for guidelines, application procedure, and evaluation rubric.
Applications for Terminal Degree Fellowships must be submitted by the fourth Friday
in March. Learn more.
Use the Scholarship Seeker to search for Towson University departmental scholarships, TU Foundation scholarships and Maryland State Scholarships offered to Maryland residents by the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC). Search for scholarships.
Numerous businesses, organizations and foundations offer scholarships to students pursuing graduate study. If you’re interested in applying for an external scholarship, here are some places to start.
Accounting and Financial Women's Alliance
National Association of Black Accountants
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Minorities in Cancer Research (American Association for Cancer Research)
National Black Nurses Association
African Studies Association
Alliance for Women in Media
American Council of Learned Societies
American Anthropological Association
American Historical Association
American Political Science Association
American Psychological Association
Association for Asian Studies
Baltimore Hebrew Institute
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology
International Neuropsychological Society
Middle Eastern Studies Association
Psychonomic Society
Race, Ethnicity and Politics of the APSA
Society for Psychophysiological Research
Association of International Education Administrators
Federal Student Aid
American Council of Learned Societies
College Art Association
Journalism Education Association
National Association of Black Journalists
The Association for Women in Communications
The Association of LBGTQ Journalists
Women’s Caucus for Art
American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, Inc
American Chemical Society
American Indian Science and Engineering Society
American Physical Society (APS)
NASA — Graduate Student Research Program (GSRP)
American Society for Cell Biology
American Society of Engineering Education
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Energy
Environmental Protection Agency
Materials Research Society
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
National Association of Black Accountants
National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science
National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientist and Technical Professionals
National Physical Science Consortium
Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Women Telemakers
American College Personnel Association
Census Bureau
Ford Foundation Fellowship Program
Grants for Graduate Students
A National Latina Organization (MANA)
American Anthropological Association
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, Inc.
American Indian College Fund
American Indian Science and Engineering Society
American Political Science Association
American Physical Society (APS)
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Eastern Association of College and Employers
Hispanic Scholarship Fund Institute
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Association of Black Journalists
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
National Black Nurses Association
National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science
A National Latina Organization (MANA)
Accounting and Financial Women's Alliance
Alliance for Women in Media
American Physical Society (APS)
American Association of University Women
Faculty for the Future
National Women’s Studies Association
The Association for Women in Communications
Women’s Caucus for Art
Association on Higher Education and Disability
National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientist and Technical Professionals
The Association of LBGTQ Journalists
TU offers a wide variety of aid programs from several different sources. Explore all available aid programs for graudate students at TU. Explore your options and apply for financial aid at TU.